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On January 29, 2024, 7News Australia televised a report titled 'The Victorian premier under fire over a backflip on duck hunting'. The report features reactions to the government's decision not to follow an Inquiry recommendation that duck and quail hunting be banned.
On May 28, 2023, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald televised a report titled 'Duck hunting - what does the future hold?'. The report shows duck hunting in the field and focuses on the views of Glen Falla, a farmer and hunter, who is the Conservation and Hunting Manager of Field & Game Australia.
On September 1, 2023, Sky News Australia televised a report on immediate reactions to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Victoria's Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangements recommendation that duck and quail hunting be banned in Victoria.
On May 23, 2016, Animals Australia televised a video showing some of the consequences of the opening of the duck hunting season in Victoria, including birds not killed cleanly and protected species being shot.
On February 3, 2023, Honker Hunters release a 34-minute video giving tips on how to pass the Waterfowl Identification Test (WIT).
On December 16, 2020, RSPCA South Australia titled 'Let's stop hunting ducks'. The video promotes ecotourism rather than duck hunting as a way of benefiting country regions.
On March 14, 2023, the United States hunting lobby group Blood Origins produced a video titled 'Blood Origins Perspective: Duck Hunting in Victoria Australia' which argues against a ban on duck hunting in the state.
On January 24, 2024, GetDucks televised an 18-minute segment featuring Australian and United States duck hunters collecting waterfowl data intended to allow the continuance of duck hunting.
On March 27, 2024, the Coalition Against Hunting televised a video of Daniel Gregory's song protesting against the cruelty of duck hunting.
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On March 27, 2024, The Canberra Times published a report titled 'Call to close at least 30 wetlands to duck hunters.' The report details a call from BirdLife Australia for 30 of the wetlands it had survey to be closed to hunters because of the presence of threatened species in these areas.
The full text of this article can be accessed at 
On February 7, 2024, The Sentinel Times published a report titled 'Duck hunting season announcement welcomed'. The article gives the views of some of those living in the south Gippsland region who are pleased that duck hunting will continue in their state. It also details conservation work duck hunters in the area have undertaken over several decades,
The full text can be accessed at
On February 1, 2024, The Guardian Australia published a comment by Georgie Purcell, a Victorian upper house MP for the Animal Justice Party. The opinion piece is titled 'Why I'm not done fighting - for animal rights, and for women'. It describes her recent experience of image manipulation and explains her opposition to waterfowl hunting in Victoria.
The full text can be accessed at
On February 1, 2024, Sporting Shooter published a comment by Royce Wilson titled 'Victorian duck hunting ban rejected, 2024 season to go ahead'. The opinion piece supports the decision; however, it claims that the Labor government appears to have bowed to pressure from the Electrical Trades Union in deciding not to ban duck and quail hunting.
The full text of the article can be accessed at
On January 31, 2024, Animals Australia posted an article on its Internet site titled 'Vic Labor Gov allows duck slaughter to continue - ignoring recommendation of its own inquiry.'
The article criticises what it claims is the government disregarding the Inquiry's recommendation to ban duck and quail hunting and presents reasons why this hunting should stop.
The full text of the article can be accessed at
Animals Australia's arguments in favour of banning (updated as of January 31, 2024, can be accessed at
On January 30, 2024, The Herald Sun published a pair of opinion pieces presenting opposing views on duck and quail hunting under the heading 'Victorian MPs Jeff Bourman and Georgie Purcell share their views on the duck hunting decision'. Bourman's comment, titled 'Hunting is safe, humane and sustainable' argues in favour of hunting while Purcell's piece, titled 'It is senseless slaughter' argues against it.
The two pieces can be accessed at
On January 30, 2024, The Illawarra Mercury published a news report titled 'Premier denies duck shooting links killed Vic ban'. The article shows the Victorian premier denying claims that she was influenced by her husband's preference for duck shooting or pressure from the Electrical Trades Union in her government deciding not to ban duck hunting.
The full text of the article can be accessed at
On January 30, 2024, The Conversation published a comment by Jack Pascoe titled 'Allowing duck hunting to continue in Victoria is shameful and part of a disturbing trend'. The comment stresses the harm caused by hunting, especially from Pascoe's perspective as an Indigenous man.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 29, 2024, The Age published a set of nine letters opposed to duck hunting under the heading 'Jacinta Allan's support for duck hunting is shocking'. The full set can be accessed at
On January 29, 2024, The Augusta-Margaret River Mail published a timeline of the major events surrounding the Parliamentary Inquiry into Victoria's Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangements.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 28, 2024, The Border Mail published a news report titled 'Victorian duck hunting season gets the green light' The article gives opinions of those supporting and opposing the government's decision to allow hunting to continue.
The full text can be accessed at
On December 14, 2023, Delta Waterfowl, published a feature article titled 'No Science, No Duck Hunting?' The Delta Waterfowl Foundation is a non-profit organisation operating in both Canada and in the United States whose mission is to secure the future of waterfowl and waterfowl hunting.
The article explains the vital role that Adaptive Harvest Management systems have played in ensuring the continuance of duck hunting in the United States.
The full text can be accessed at
On August 30, 2023, the Parliamentary Inquiry into Victoria's Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangements released its report and recommendations.
The full text of the report and its recommendations can be accessed at
On May 28, 2023, The Age published a feature article by Jewel Topsfield titled '"It's not about killing": Duck hunters say they're unfairly targeted'. The piece features the pro-duck hunting views of Glen Falla, a farmer and hunter, who is the Conservation and Hunting Manager of Field & Game Australia. Field & Game Australia (FGA) is an Australian non-government organisation formed in 1958 for conservation, hunting and clay target shooting.
The full text can be accessed at
In May 2023, The Victorian National Parks Association made a submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Victoria's Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangements. The submission outlined its arguments against native bird hunting: diminishing wetlands, long-term decline in waterfowl numbers, the immediate danger presented to endangered and threatened species, the cruelty issues, the lack of popular support for duck and quail hunting and the use of designated conservation areas for hunting.
The full text can be accessed at
On May 8, 2023, The Australia Institute made a submission to the Inquiry into Victoria's Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangements. The submission is titled 'The Duck Stops Here.' It gives a detailed analysis of the supposed economic benefits derived from duck hunting and claims these are exaggerated.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 24, 2023, RSPCA Victoria released its submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Victoria's Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangements. The full text of this submission arguing against duck and quail hunting in Victoria can be accessed at
On July 12, 2022, The Courier published a feature article by Maeve McGregor titled '"A war zone": is Victoria hunting its native ducks to extinction?' The piece presents the views of several prominent animal rights activists and research scientists opposed to the continuation of duck hunting.
The full text can be accessed at
On September 14, 2012, The Australia Institute published 'Out for a Duck'. The Australia Institute is an independent public policy think tank.
This publication is an analysis of the economics of duck hunting in Victoria written by Rod Campbell, Richard Denniss and David Baker. The analysis claims that banning duck hunting would have no negative impact on regional economies.
The full analysis can be accessed at
The Internet site of Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting can be accessed at
The site supplies information about what the lobby group does, information on the environmental damage caused by duck hunting and opportunities to support the group in their attempts to have duck shooting banned.
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